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IPython README | ||||
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r1250 | Overview | ||
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r2481 | Welcome to IPython. Our full documentation can be found in the ``docs/dist`` | ||
subdirectory in ``.html`` and ``.pdf`` formats, also available online at our | ||||
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r3345 | `docs repo <http://ipython.github.com/ipython-doc>`_. The ``docs/source`` directory | ||
contains the plaintext version of these manuals. | ||||
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r2573 | Dependencies and supported Python versions | ||
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For full details, see the installation section of the manual. The basic parts | ||||
of IPython only need the Python standard library, but much of its more advanced | ||||
functionality requires extra packages. | ||||
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r3202 | Officially, IPython requires Python version 2.6 or 2.7. An experimental port | ||
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r3345 | of IPython to Python 3.x has been started, and is available at | ||
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r3202 | http://github.com/takowl/ipython/tree/ipython-py3k. | ||
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r2536 | Instant running | ||
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You can run IPython from this directory without even installing it system-wide | ||||
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r3345 | by typing at the terminal:: | ||
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r3345 | $ python ipython.py | ||
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